Product Description

In this brief but comprehensive survey of British society and culture during the World War I, George Robb concentrates not on military campaigns and battle strategies but on the lives of ordinary Britons - how they responded to and were affected by the war, how they attempted to understand the conflict and to explain it to others, and how they have dealt with the war's legacies in the years since. Robb synthesizes recent work on the social and cultural history of the war, as well as reclaiming many forgotten popular cultural sources such as films, cartoons, advertisements and pulp novels.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #108135 in Books
• Published on: 2002-05-07
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 288 pages

Customer Reviews

Good general introduction
Very clearly written and straightforward introduction. It covers a great deal of ground and can't go into detail but is an excellent introduction to the subject for a reader who wants to 'get out of the trenches'.